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Tortola holds the title of largest and most populated island in the British Virgin Islands. At 13.5 miles long and 3 miles wide, Tortola is home to about 25,000 people. Tortola was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493, but remained wholly unsettled until pirates like Blackbeard and Captain Kidd permanently inhabited the island. Continue reading Tortola, British Virgin Islands→